3,496 olive recipes

Traditional Greek dolmas stuffed with rice, pine nuts, fresh herbs, cinnamon, and allspice, simmered in olive oil and lemon juice. This recipe makes about 50 stuffed grape leaves served at room temperature.

Cold eggplant Provencale slow-baked for 5 hours with tomatoes, onions, capers, currants, and olive oil. A French-style make-ahead appetizer served chilled with lemon.

Baked sweet pepper wedges stuffed with tomatoes, pine nuts, garlic, and parsley, finished with breadcrumbs and olive oil. A vegan Mediterranean appetizer or side dish that bakes in an hour.

Butterflied leg of lamb rubbed with garlic, rosemary, black pepper, and olive oil, marinated overnight and grilled over wood or charcoal. A show-stopping 6-ingredient main.

Traditional Portuguese snails simmered for two hours with oregano, bay leaf, garlic, and olive oil. Served warm in saucers with bread for dipping in the aromatic broth.

Columella salad: an ancient Roman-inspired herb salad with feta, fresh mint, cilantro, parsley, and scallions, dressed with vinegar, olive oil, and chopped walnuts. Based on a Roman moretum.

Pizza crust made in the food processor with flour, cornmeal, yeast, and olive oil. Quick to mix, easy to handle, and yields two 12-inch crusts with a slightly crisp, slightly chewy bite.

BBQ Flank Steak marinated in a brown sugar, soy sauce, dry mustard, lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil baste, then grilled 3-5 minutes per side. Bold, caramelized crust on a lean cut.

Orange and fennel salad shaves raw fennel over peeled orange segments, dressed in olive oil and red wine vinegar, finished with dried cranberries. A Sicilian classic done simple.

Boboli four cheese white pizza piles mozzarella, gorgonzola, provolone, and Parmesan on an olive-oil-brushed ready crust with onion, no red sauce. A fast, gooey white pizza ready in minutes.

Melomakarona are traditional Greek honey cookies made with orange juice, olive oil, and butter, filled with a walnut-cinnamon mixture and dipped in warm honey syrup.

Quick Italian mushroom and tomato pasta sauce with garlic, parsley, and marjoram cooked in olive oil. A 20-minute vegetarian sauce with a full pound of mushrooms.

Roasted potatoes and Roma tomatoes with fresh rosemary, chives, and olive oil. Pre-cooked potato slices layered with tomatoes and baked until golden at the edges.

Creamy horseradish sauce made with silken tofu, honey and olive oil. Vegan dipping sauce for turnip chips ready in minutes.

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers and olive oil that goes great with fish or over a tender steak.

Polipi Veraci all'Aglio is Italian braised octopus with crushed garlic, cumin, bay leaf, and olive oil, slow-cooked in a sealed earthenware dish until tender. Finished with rosemary, parsley, and green pepper.